Decentralised procurement fails the state
By Ivor Chipkin, Gumani Tshimomola, Ryan Brunette – The problem facing government departments is not simply an issue of poor leadership or unskilled officials; it is structural. News reports of the truly diabolical conditions in public hospitals in the Free State (such as those in the Mail & Guardian of July 4) fuel what is […]
Aspirin reduces risk from some cancers, says study
By Agency Staff – PARIS — Daily, long-term doses of aspirin can slash the risk of cancer of the digestive tract, according to an overview of research published on Wednesday. Aspirin greatly reduces the risk of developing and dying from bowel, stomach and oesophageal cancer, its authors said. They found that taking aspirin for 10 […]
Pallo Jordan resigns from Parliament
By Natasha Marrian – THE African National Congress has accepted national executive committee (NEC) member Pallo Jordan’s resignation from Parliament, secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday. Mr Mantashe said Mr Jordan had apologised after media reports revealed that he did not hold a PhD, after long using the title “Dr”. Mr Mantashe said the ANC […]
Job creation heads five-year strategy
By Natasha Marrian – THE government has released its priorities for the next five years — the first of three phases of bringing policy in line with the National Development Plan — which includes reducing unemployment to 14%. The Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for 2014-19, which sets out government’s priorities over the next five […]
E Cape inland fishing key to food security
By SA News, SA government news service Government says it will pay special attention to marine conservation and developing inland fishing in the Eastern Cape as one way of ensuring South Africa’s food security. This emerged when Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana paid a two-day visit to that province, where he held meetings with […]
The ‘cures’ offered to date for Ebola are simply hoaxes
By Africa Check – Will bathing in hot water and salt save you from Ebola? Or eating kola nuts? Perhaps a homeopathic solution concocted from rattlesnake venom? These are some of the claims that have gone viral as the death toll exacted by the Ebola virus in West Africa has mounted in recent weeks. Are […]
Ramaphosa says negotiation was Marikana panacea
By SAPA – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa should have used his position to influence warring parties at Marikana in 2012 to negotiate a settlement, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard on Monday. “Since it was your view on August 11, 2012 that the way out was to negotiate. Why was that view not expressed to […]
GroundUp: Evicted Mfuleni backyarders now live in a tent
By Mary-Anne Gontsana for GROUNDUP – After being evicted four times from private land, about 100 Mfuleni residents have now found respite in a tent on a piece of vacant land in Bardale. The backyarders were evicted from Fountain Village by landowner property developer MSP Developments, law enforcement, and the City’s Land Invasion Unit in […]
The world of SA’s super-rich
City Press – Johannesburg – South Africa’s rich are getting richer - and they’re doing it faster than their counterparts anywhere else in the world, City Press reports. Research by analysts New World Wealth has revealed that we’re now home to 49 000 dollar millionaires – those who have net assets of more than $1m (R10.7m) – […]
DA to lay charges against N Cape protesters
SAPA – Johannesburg – The DA planned to lay criminal charges against protesters who prevented children from attending school in Kuruman in the Northern Cape, it said on Sunday. Read full article here
